Little Emmy is definitely a food lover like her dad. She whimpers pitifully if she's hungry and guzzles down bottles like she might not be fed again. She is piling on the weight despite being quick sicky this week and is now 9pm. She is finally fitting in newborn clothes s is no longer a 'tiny baby' yay!
Mia is a doting sister who is attempting to do everythig for Emilia, much to emilias dislike. She is constantly being kissed, poked, prodded, hugged, squished and cuddled. She si very good at the feeds and winding though, having practised on her other sister.
Emilia is a very good sleeper at the moment and wakes up only for food, then usually goes straight back to sleep. This isn't the case lately though as she is a very noisy sleeper. She grunts, groans, coughs and clears her throat all night. Luckily for Huw, it doesn't disturb him, I am not so lucky though.
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Emilia Grace Morgan
Sorry it's taken a while but have been otherwise occupied with Emilia. The sweep didn't work so went into hospital to be induced. After the first dose of prostin I was told that I couldn't have the second as there were no delivery suites available, and fearing that I would have to deliver the baby on ward 10, they put off giving me the second dose until the next morning. My waters broke at 10:15 pm but the hospital sent Huw home, tellingnhim that they would phone him with plenty of notice if anything happened, this worried me a little as no one actually oopped their head round the curtain for 8 hours.
Anyway, was given my second dose the next morning , Huw had breakfast in the hospital in case anything happened quickly and before 11am I was taken to the delivery suite. Thankful for gas and air as until then all I'd had was two paracetamol. Huw phoned his mum but the midwives thought it would progress slowly. In actual fact it went quite quickly and after protesting that the baby was on her way, the midwives checked to find that I was 8 cms dilated. Not long after and in quite a rush chris was called in and emilia was born on the 8th march, weighing 6pm 13oz. After much waiting around on the ward, emilia and I were discharged just after 11pm and Huw picked us up and took us home.
Anyway, was given my second dose the next morning , Huw had breakfast in the hospital in case anything happened quickly and before 11am I was taken to the delivery suite. Thankful for gas and air as until then all I'd had was two paracetamol. Huw phoned his mum but the midwives thought it would progress slowly. In actual fact it went quite quickly and after protesting that the baby was on her way, the midwives checked to find that I was 8 cms dilated. Not long after and in quite a rush chris was called in and emilia was born on the 8th march, weighing 6pm 13oz. After much waiting around on the ward, emilia and I were discharged just after 11pm and Huw picked us up and took us home.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
meltdown
after night 8 of no sleeping due to the pains that seem to disappear in the day, i was not in the best frame of mind yesterday and cried when Huw had to go to work (tired and emotional??). Huw took the afternoon off to come and see the consultant with me that afternoon. As soon as the midwife told me i looked tired and asked if i was ok, i started crying, then had a fantastic meltdown for the rest of the afternoon even crying in the waiting room - embarassing! by the time i got to see the consultant i was a little bit of an emotional wreck. He was lovely as always and scanned the baby straight away. He had a registrar training with him, who was also pregnant, bet she looked at me and thought 'shit, this is what ive got to look forward to!!!'
once scanned he asked me a few questions such as when exactly was Mia born, forceps? what did she weigh? then he said that he was going to 'start me off' as the waters were borderline?? and the baby wasnt moving as much as she'd used to - which to be honest, at this stage, i thought was normal.
the registrar gave me a sweep. hhmmmm, shop is definitely shut after this baby is all i will say.
had a better night sleep and dosed myself up on paracetamol, i only really woke up when they had worn off and took some more as my back feels like the back of an 80year old!
anyway, i'm keeping my fingers crossed for that to work, but if not im booked in to be induced tomorrow morning, its a week early but i couldnt be more grateful, im done with pregnancy. so keeping my fingers crossed for today as being home for as long as possible is definitely my preferred option to being induced for 24 hours. hospitals are full of sick people!!
once scanned he asked me a few questions such as when exactly was Mia born, forceps? what did she weigh? then he said that he was going to 'start me off' as the waters were borderline?? and the baby wasnt moving as much as she'd used to - which to be honest, at this stage, i thought was normal.
the registrar gave me a sweep. hhmmmm, shop is definitely shut after this baby is all i will say.
had a better night sleep and dosed myself up on paracetamol, i only really woke up when they had worn off and took some more as my back feels like the back of an 80year old!
anyway, i'm keeping my fingers crossed for that to work, but if not im booked in to be induced tomorrow morning, its a week early but i couldnt be more grateful, im done with pregnancy. so keeping my fingers crossed for today as being home for as long as possible is definitely my preferred option to being induced for 24 hours. hospitals are full of sick people!!
Saturday, 3 March 2012
1week to go!!!!!
Well boo has kept me up all week. Very night she causes a lot of pain to the point where we think she's on her way, then she changes her mind!! Typical woman! By Thursday the pains were every 6 minutes apart so I woke Huw up as I thought this MUST be it!! Huw run me a bath to help cope with the pain...then it stopped!!! Ggrrrrrrrr
I have been taken out walking with chris and Ian, eaten curries, drank raspberry leaf tea and tried everything else that is recommended (except caster oil, can't face that), but nothing seems to be working! Every night were convinced she's on her way, I guess we just have to wait. Unfortunately, I've stopped swimming, yoga and generally going anywhere on my own as I've lost confidence and am afraid I'll be on my own when something happens. I've also noticed that I'm now struggling to do the simplest of things. Yesterday, mum and I walked into town, which is about 5 mins away, had a look around the shops and had lunch. I didn't have the energy to walk home, so dad came down with his car.
Today, we were meant to go to Roath park with Ian and chris and Mia on her bike, but just as we were going to leave the skies opened. Instead, we decided to pop to town as gizmo the hamster needed food, and we wanted to get an outfit for the baby. I managed ti walk around a couple of shops before feeling really dizzy and had to come home. Think I'm destined to be confined to bed until boo arrives.
Maybe tonight.....
fully cooked!!!!
I have been taken out walking with chris and Ian, eaten curries, drank raspberry leaf tea and tried everything else that is recommended (except caster oil, can't face that), but nothing seems to be working! Every night were convinced she's on her way, I guess we just have to wait. Unfortunately, I've stopped swimming, yoga and generally going anywhere on my own as I've lost confidence and am afraid I'll be on my own when something happens. I've also noticed that I'm now struggling to do the simplest of things. Yesterday, mum and I walked into town, which is about 5 mins away, had a look around the shops and had lunch. I didn't have the energy to walk home, so dad came down with his car.
Today, we were meant to go to Roath park with Ian and chris and Mia on her bike, but just as we were going to leave the skies opened. Instead, we decided to pop to town as gizmo the hamster needed food, and we wanted to get an outfit for the baby. I managed ti walk around a couple of shops before feeling really dizzy and had to come home. Think I'm destined to be confined to bed until boo arrives.
Maybe tonight.....
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
2weeks to go, two nights of pain...no baby!
Well we had a lovely weekend. The weather was warm and sunn so we took Mia to Roath park on Saturday to ride her bike and have an ice cream. Mia is so much bettter every time she get on the bike and really enjoyed herself. We walked around the lake at a rather brisk pace so that we could keep up with her, then took her down to play in the park. Huw then went down his parents to watch the match whilst Mia and I came home to wait for her dad to pick her up.
Sunday involved another trip to ikea to purchase some shelves for Mia's playroom and out for lunch. We had a lovely lunch in the oyster catcher, then went home to rest. That evening my lower back started aching, so Mia let me have her hot water bottle and Huw sent me to bed. I awoke a couple of hours later with the first of many pains in my stomach. The pains were much more intense that the braxton hicks I'd been experiencing and kept me up most of the night. However, the next morning, apart from back ache, the stomach pains had gone.
I phoned the midwife under Huw's instruction just to find out if it was normal. The midwife was very unconcerned and told me to go to bed, didn't ask how many children I had, previous labours or complications. She did say that it was probable the pains would return in the night.
I went to bed disappointing as I was still having backache, but no stomach pains all day. Then, true to form, I was awoken at 1am with an intense pain in my stomach. This went on until 4am. They started at 20 min intervals, then 15 and then 10. Convinced I was in labour, and in a lot of pain I contemplated a bath, but didn't want to wake Huw and Mia who were blissfully sleeping through it. Then at 4 am I fell asleep!!!!! Grrrrrrr! Pains have gone. I still have backache but no more contractions. She is definitely an awkward little boo!!!! And is probably thinking feb29th would be an awesome day to be born. I am now beyond caring about the work date, if I'm being kept awake for the whole night again I would like a baby at the end of it please!
Sunday involved another trip to ikea to purchase some shelves for Mia's playroom and out for lunch. We had a lovely lunch in the oyster catcher, then went home to rest. That evening my lower back started aching, so Mia let me have her hot water bottle and Huw sent me to bed. I awoke a couple of hours later with the first of many pains in my stomach. The pains were much more intense that the braxton hicks I'd been experiencing and kept me up most of the night. However, the next morning, apart from back ache, the stomach pains had gone.
I phoned the midwife under Huw's instruction just to find out if it was normal. The midwife was very unconcerned and told me to go to bed, didn't ask how many children I had, previous labours or complications. She did say that it was probable the pains would return in the night.
I went to bed disappointing as I was still having backache, but no stomach pains all day. Then, true to form, I was awoken at 1am with an intense pain in my stomach. This went on until 4am. They started at 20 min intervals, then 15 and then 10. Convinced I was in labour, and in a lot of pain I contemplated a bath, but didn't want to wake Huw and Mia who were blissfully sleeping through it. Then at 4 am I fell asleep!!!!! Grrrrrrr! Pains have gone. I still have backache but no more contractions. She is definitely an awkward little boo!!!! And is probably thinking feb29th would be an awesome day to be born. I am now beyond caring about the work date, if I'm being kept awake for the whole night again I would like a baby at the end of it please!
Friday, 24 February 2012
Brownies
have tried to upload the video Huw took of her making her promise but it seems to be having problems.
Boo on the other hand has had a much less exciting day. she was very active when all the brownies and rainbows were singing and shouting which must have taken it out of her as she has been very quiet today. i was starting to get a little worried as i'd barely felt her move, but everytime i got anxious enough to think about calling the midwife, she'd give me alittle nudge to let me know she's still there. She's still much quieter than usual though and her movements are more subdues, but she does seem to have her dad's body clock so i will see how she is this evening as that's when she's at her livliest. im also a lot more confortable today, maybe she's moved position but i no longer feel short of breath, nor is she using my ribs as a bumrest which is a relief after a few months of this. Huw is under the impression that she will be out to spoil his weekend by deciding the time to arrive is mid-game tomorrow. I on the other hand, am more anxious that she will try to make an appearance february 29th, which is an awful day to have a birthday on. i can imagine all sorts of problems, especially computer orientated ones which probably wont accept the date. March 1st seems a much better option. but we willl have to wait and see.
not a lot planned for the weekend as Huw is now t-total in anticipation of boo's arrival, he knows he could have to drive to the hospital at the drop of a hat, so a drop of alcohol is out of the question for the forseeable future im afraid. have offered him one of my Beck's blues, but he looked less that impressed! Hes off to his parents to watch the match tomorrow, im staying in with Mia as her dad should pick her up in the middle of the game, have offered to drop her off before or after but im not really allowed to watch the match as every time i do, wales lose.
sunday we're probably taking another trip to Ikea so that we can finish off Mia's playroom, which we started last week. Mia decided on a colour scheme and we have been busily building furniture and redecoratingso that she has a room for her toys and to play in. we now need the shelves so back to ikea it is.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
false alarm!!!
Saturday night was a little interesting as i wasnt feeling the best. Poor Mia hadnt been well, we took her to tesco to buy a dvd on the way to the park for her to ride her new bike. But mia asked to go straight home as she wasnt feeling well - a sign that she is really ill and not trying to get out of school. i'd not been feeling the best and had little niggles in the day. By the evening however they had got much more painful and more regular. we started to think that this may be it, so Huw decided it would be a good idea to fix the carseat in the car just in case. this sounds like an easy and not too time-consuming task, however, it proved too much for us! Huw toddled off to my parents to pick up the car seat and base. opening the boxes, Huw went out to the car, he had no problem fitting the base. all looked good. five minutes later he came back in with the base and the carseat.
'i cant get the carseat to fit! Are they the right ones?'
'um Huw, new born baby carseats are rear facing, youre trying to fit the carseat facing the wrong way'.
first dilemma resolved. hbuw turned the carseat around and it clicked straight into the base. Perfect!
'right, how do we get it back out?' here lay the big problem. we could not budge the carseat, we pressed all the buttons and levers we could see but could not shift the carseat. after faffing for about 20 mins, we started looking inline. We watched videos of how to eject the seat and even wrote on fb. Huw decided the carseat was faulty then panicked about not knowing anyone with a carseat we could borrow had i gone into labour that night.
Huw toddled off back to my parents to get the instructions. meanwhile i found the base instructions and started to read. a minute later, i had successfully unclipped the seat. when huw arrived back, looking slightly stressed, he was a little amazed that id done it, after demonstrating how it was done, we sat down and didnt bother fitting it in the car. at least we know how now though :)
'i cant get the carseat to fit! Are they the right ones?'
'um Huw, new born baby carseats are rear facing, youre trying to fit the carseat facing the wrong way'.
first dilemma resolved. hbuw turned the carseat around and it clicked straight into the base. Perfect!
'right, how do we get it back out?' here lay the big problem. we could not budge the carseat, we pressed all the buttons and levers we could see but could not shift the carseat. after faffing for about 20 mins, we started looking inline. We watched videos of how to eject the seat and even wrote on fb. Huw decided the carseat was faulty then panicked about not knowing anyone with a carseat we could borrow had i gone into labour that night.
Huw toddled off back to my parents to get the instructions. meanwhile i found the base instructions and started to read. a minute later, i had successfully unclipped the seat. when huw arrived back, looking slightly stressed, he was a little amazed that id done it, after demonstrating how it was done, we sat down and didnt bother fitting it in the car. at least we know how now though :)
3 WEEKS.....and counting!!
3 weeks and counting. An appointment with the consultant went well and everything seems completely normal now, except for my iron. I took MIL along with me to the consultants appointment as she is the only one who hasnt seen the baby yet. The scan showed that the baby's head has grown and shes in the right position etc. so all is good. The consultant is lovely and wants to see me in two weeks time. i'd rather it be in a delivery room than the average appointment but dont think boo is planning on shifting any time soon.
Have been having plenty of braxton hicks and just when i think 'ooh, this looks promising', it stops, meh. am having more tired days now which is really frustrating, spent all day on the sofa yesterday as i didnt have the energy to move, but probably because i've done Mias playroom out and swam half a mile. may have been a bit much in hindsight. after a restful day yesterday i do feel much better today, so am off for a swim this morning before the aqua zumba lot take over the swimming pool.
have started doing the research for my next masters essay, cant say its the most interesting of things and it seems like a real chore, but am aiming to get it at least mostly done before the baby arrives as i dont think my brain will function normally with sleep deprivation. Its hard to kick-start myself though, especially as we've managed to banjax the printer so making notes and highlighting sections is a little more difficult. But it seems a much better idea to try and get it done and out of the way before May.
visited my parents this week as they've been married 43 years this week, go parents! told mum that when the consultant measured my belly, it hadnt grown for two weeks. mothercame out with the lovely comment (as onlyl mothers do) saying,
'well its the only place that hasnt grown, your arms are bigger, your legs, face, everywhere!!!!!'
thanks mum!
Have been having plenty of braxton hicks and just when i think 'ooh, this looks promising', it stops, meh. am having more tired days now which is really frustrating, spent all day on the sofa yesterday as i didnt have the energy to move, but probably because i've done Mias playroom out and swam half a mile. may have been a bit much in hindsight. after a restful day yesterday i do feel much better today, so am off for a swim this morning before the aqua zumba lot take over the swimming pool.
have started doing the research for my next masters essay, cant say its the most interesting of things and it seems like a real chore, but am aiming to get it at least mostly done before the baby arrives as i dont think my brain will function normally with sleep deprivation. Its hard to kick-start myself though, especially as we've managed to banjax the printer so making notes and highlighting sections is a little more difficult. But it seems a much better idea to try and get it done and out of the way before May.
visited my parents this week as they've been married 43 years this week, go parents! told mum that when the consultant measured my belly, it hadnt grown for two weeks. mothercame out with the lovely comment (as onlyl mothers do) saying,
'well its the only place that hasnt grown, your arms are bigger, your legs, face, everywhere!!!!!'
thanks mum!
Sunday, 12 February 2012
4 weeks to go!!!
Havent blogged for a while, i have been busy which is surprising considering im not actually in worlk. i dont know how i managed to fit everything in when i was working. by the time i get Mia ready for school., sort out packed lunches, clean and tidy, its time to pick Mia up from school, cook tea, do her homework with her etc. How did i fit in a full days work?
Have been managing to still swim a few times a week but have cut it down to just under half a mile as im finding its getting harder. I have now started a yoga class, why didnt i discover this way of exercising years ago?? its far more relaxing than running around the gym like a headless chicken. The instructor was surprised at my balance (as was i) and said i was quite bendy for 8 months pregnant. have decided to go next week as it was very relaxing.
a few people have commented on how 'neat' i am, except for my mother of course, who reminds me on a daily basis that i was 'much smaller on Mia'. cheers mum. I however, dont feel too 'neat', i feel like a whale. Huw took a photo for me to upload so you can see for yourseld lol
This week i have found my energy zapped, and am starting to get very tired. i have rediscovered nana-naps which are bliss, and means that im ok then to collect Mia from school. Huw has been very nice and telling me how well im doing etc, but ive had enough now and would like her to make an appearance in about two weeks. maybe its getting close to the time to start chowing down on some pineapples and hot curries. think a visit to Ian soon for one of his famous curries might be on the cards. Mia has asked if i can have the baby March 1st, will do my best! lol
Have been managing to still swim a few times a week but have cut it down to just under half a mile as im finding its getting harder. I have now started a yoga class, why didnt i discover this way of exercising years ago?? its far more relaxing than running around the gym like a headless chicken. The instructor was surprised at my balance (as was i) and said i was quite bendy for 8 months pregnant. have decided to go next week as it was very relaxing.
a few people have commented on how 'neat' i am, except for my mother of course, who reminds me on a daily basis that i was 'much smaller on Mia'. cheers mum. I however, dont feel too 'neat', i feel like a whale. Huw took a photo for me to upload so you can see for yourseld lol
Sunday, 29 January 2012
weekend!
Not a huge amount to report as i have not been anywhere really. Am feeling ok, a little tired which is not really surprising as im getting big and need to buy iron as my count is dropping. Although when i asked the midwife which iron tablets i should buy, she started telling me about all the complications such as stomach cramps, constipation etc, none of which sound very appealing so have decided to wait until MIL and FIL are home and find out which the best ones are. i do also have protein in my wee, but thats all the midwife said, she didn't seem very concerned, so something that will no doubt be checked on Weds when i am back in hospital.
Managed to get out of the house yesterday as it was a glorious sunny, fresh day. We decided Mia had also been couped up for long enough so packed her roller skates and took her to Roath Park. We didnt walk around the lake as we thought that may have been too much for me so walked around the fish place. Mia was very good on her skates and is getting much more confident, she did still have to be carried down the little hill, but i don't blame her for that at all!
Mia also decided that she wanted to see the fish so we went inside the aquarium. I've never actually ventured inside before and was pleasantly surprised. THe fish were huge and Mia and Huw had long discussions about the different types of fish while i wandered over to look at flowers lol.
We took Mia to the park and let her have a little runaround before i started to get very uncomfortable...and hungry. So we took Mia to her favourite restaurantfor lunch as she'd been such a good girl this weekend. Did take some pics but Huw pulls silly faces all the time so i've just gone for ones where Mia looks good as Huw is a more difficult subject.
Managed to get out of the house yesterday as it was a glorious sunny, fresh day. We decided Mia had also been couped up for long enough so packed her roller skates and took her to Roath Park. We didnt walk around the lake as we thought that may have been too much for me so walked around the fish place. Mia was very good on her skates and is getting much more confident, she did still have to be carried down the little hill, but i don't blame her for that at all!
Mia also decided that she wanted to see the fish so we went inside the aquarium. I've never actually ventured inside before and was pleasantly surprised. THe fish were huge and Mia and Huw had long discussions about the different types of fish while i wandered over to look at flowers lol.
We took Mia to the park and let her have a little runaround before i started to get very uncomfortable...and hungry. So we took Mia to her favourite restaurantfor lunch as she'd been such a good girl this weekend. Did take some pics but Huw pulls silly faces all the time so i've just gone for ones where Mia looks good as Huw is a more difficult subject.
Monday, 23 January 2012
A Cephalic Presentation!!! normality!!!!
well it's been a long old week with my feet, up. Huw has insisted that i dont go back to work on the advice of the consultant. so Friday i phoned the doctors to find out what they thought. They signed me off immediately as they thought the stress of my job may be too much in the last few weeks. im a little disappointed that i didn't make it to the end, but realise our health is more important. i have left a lot of loose ends that i would have like to have tied up - my student, my form class, schemes of work etc but it seems pointless dwelling on it now. i have to learn to relax, put my feet up and forget about it. i have downloaded some books for the ipad and intend to get reading with a cup of tea. tracey the baby whisperer is one that Huw has promised to read. The woman was brilliant at sorting baby behaviour out and i followed it like a bible when i had Mia - and she was a perfect baby, so am planning to follow her rules again.
Went to have my haircut on saturday, haircut & hormones = disaster!! Sian got a bit scissorhappy and cut off more than she should have which resulted in a very teary mother to be and a very understanding husband, who made it all better with a big box of Ferrero Rocher.
Today was another scan and consultant time. This time Mia and my mother came. Mia was very impressed that she could see her sister's face but was a little concerned that she had no clothes on! lol. More importantly she had spun herself around and is no longer breech!! which means i can have a normal birth. my titre levels haven't risen either which is good. THe consultant was very nice and wants to see me in 4 weeeks. He did grab onto her head and gave her a shake just to make doubly sure. No bloods needed today either with the horrible new needles which is a good thing. Apparently all the mothers have been complaining about how painful they are, so the midwives had a look and they were thicker. Keeley said that hopefully that batch will have run out by next monday, so i will have a less painful time next week. Keeley however, is going skiing so she wont be there to take my blood next week which is a bit gutting as i dont bruise with her. Anyway, a good day!!
Went to have my haircut on saturday, haircut & hormones = disaster!! Sian got a bit scissorhappy and cut off more than she should have which resulted in a very teary mother to be and a very understanding husband, who made it all better with a big box of Ferrero Rocher.
Today was another scan and consultant time. This time Mia and my mother came. Mia was very impressed that she could see her sister's face but was a little concerned that she had no clothes on! lol. More importantly she had spun herself around and is no longer breech!! which means i can have a normal birth. my titre levels haven't risen either which is good. THe consultant was very nice and wants to see me in 4 weeeks. He did grab onto her head and gave her a shake just to make doubly sure. No bloods needed today either with the horrible new needles which is a good thing. Apparently all the mothers have been complaining about how painful they are, so the midwives had a look and they were thicker. Keeley said that hopefully that batch will have run out by next monday, so i will have a less painful time next week. Keeley however, is going skiing so she wont be there to take my blood next week which is a bit gutting as i dont bruise with her. Anyway, a good day!!
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Buggy!!!
Having had time off this week, I have been able to get organised with ordering things for boo's arrival. Most impotently the buggy and carseat- without which, she would not be able to leave hospital! I ordered the pram as a package which came with the carseat cot bit etc, I have to say what a fantastic company kiddo are.com are, not only were they the best priced, but they also delivered free in 24hours perfect!
I ordered the pram yesterday and had a text within the hour to say the order had been processed. Then another to say it had been dispatched. This morning I received another text telling me that the pram would be delivered between 10:33 and 11:33. Fabulous!! I had the pram sent to my parents house as they are usually in and superstition says you shouldn't have the pram in the house before the baby is born. I'm not an overly superstitious person, but after this week I'm not really willing to take any chances!
The pram arrived promptly at 10:43, and poor mum had t roll all the boxes into the living room. We then set about fitting it together. It was a little tricky at first and rather fiddly as the instructions weren't the best, but we managed. Once you get the hang of it it looks pretty easy and the gas pump is pretty cool, basically you unclip the buggy and it pops up! Cool!! Having figured out the assembly, we set about putting all the different parts on and having a play, the cot, the carseat and the seat all fit in pretty easily and it s a rather chunky, sturdy design. I have now left it at mums along with rain covers for each part and shall attempt to upload some photos, which for some reason, cannot be done on the iPad.
I ordered the pram yesterday and had a text within the hour to say the order had been processed. Then another to say it had been dispatched. This morning I received another text telling me that the pram would be delivered between 10:33 and 11:33. Fabulous!! I had the pram sent to my parents house as they are usually in and superstition says you shouldn't have the pram in the house before the baby is born. I'm not an overly superstitious person, but after this week I'm not really willing to take any chances!
The pram arrived promptly at 10:43, and poor mum had t roll all the boxes into the living room. We then set about fitting it together. It was a little tricky at first and rather fiddly as the instructions weren't the best, but we managed. Once you get the hang of it it looks pretty easy and the gas pump is pretty cool, basically you unclip the buggy and it pops up! Cool!! Having figured out the assembly, we set about putting all the different parts on and having a play, the cot, the carseat and the seat all fit in pretty easily and it s a rather chunky, sturdy design. I have now left it at mums along with rain covers for each part and shall attempt to upload some photos, which for some reason, cannot be done on the iPad.
Monday: consultant appointment
After a little bit of a stressful weekend with more pains on Sunday, we called the hospital. The midwife phoned baack to let us know that we had a consultants appointment that afternoon and also, that she couldn't find huw's blood results which did make me giggle. Huw turned White at the thought of another needle lol.
We got to hospital in the afternoon, the waiting room was pretty busy and we knew that we'd be in for a bit of a wait as we were being squeezed in. Keeley the midwife called me in pretty quickly to do my fortnightly bloods, my Titre levels haven't changed which is good, and she seems to think that this late on in the pregnancy, they probably won't. she got the needles ready, and for the first time I felt anxious and tbh it really hurt. Keeley said that they'd had a nw batch of needles and that all the mothers had been complaining for a week, apparently the actual needle was thicker. She then had to tell me that as they'd taken blood from the same vein so many times, that the vein had practically collapsed and was no good - hope it's not a permanent thing! So then I had to go through the same process with the other arm. It hurt. Keeley had managed to get hold of hue's bloods which revealed he too has anti c!! So for now I am blaming him for all the blood tests lol.
Back to the stuffy, cramped waiting room whilst we waited to see the consultant. An hour or so later, we were called in.the consultant was very nice and seemed impressed by my slightly anal practice of writing down every pain on my phone. The consultant decided to scan me to check on the baby. Boo is fine, she's a couple of days bigger than hops suggested but bang on for my dates. Baby seems to be a little like her dad, her belly is bigger than the rest of her lol. Consultant then measured the fluid around the baby, and checked where the placenta was.
He then decided he wanted to do a 'cervical examinstion' nnnnnnooooooooooooooo!!! Not the most pleasant experience but confirmed that I was not in slow labour. It did however cause a lot of pain that night.
The consultant then asked what I did for a living. he very quickly decided that the stress of my job had caused the pain and bleeding and that I should finish. Was advised feet up for the week at least. However, I have 8 weeks left which seems a little bit early, and only three weeks left before i take maternity leave, and I need to ensure my a level classes are sorted and upti date with everything before I leave them. I'm feeling much better as the week
progresses so will see how I feel next week.
We got to hospital in the afternoon, the waiting room was pretty busy and we knew that we'd be in for a bit of a wait as we were being squeezed in. Keeley the midwife called me in pretty quickly to do my fortnightly bloods, my Titre levels haven't changed which is good, and she seems to think that this late on in the pregnancy, they probably won't. she got the needles ready, and for the first time I felt anxious and tbh it really hurt. Keeley said that they'd had a nw batch of needles and that all the mothers had been complaining for a week, apparently the actual needle was thicker. She then had to tell me that as they'd taken blood from the same vein so many times, that the vein had practically collapsed and was no good - hope it's not a permanent thing! So then I had to go through the same process with the other arm. It hurt. Keeley had managed to get hold of hue's bloods which revealed he too has anti c!! So for now I am blaming him for all the blood tests lol.
Back to the stuffy, cramped waiting room whilst we waited to see the consultant. An hour or so later, we were called in.the consultant was very nice and seemed impressed by my slightly anal practice of writing down every pain on my phone. The consultant decided to scan me to check on the baby. Boo is fine, she's a couple of days bigger than hops suggested but bang on for my dates. Baby seems to be a little like her dad, her belly is bigger than the rest of her lol. Consultant then measured the fluid around the baby, and checked where the placenta was.
He then decided he wanted to do a 'cervical examinstion' nnnnnnooooooooooooooo!!! Not the most pleasant experience but confirmed that I was not in slow labour. It did however cause a lot of pain that night.
The consultant then asked what I did for a living. he very quickly decided that the stress of my job had caused the pain and bleeding and that I should finish. Was advised feet up for the week at least. However, I have 8 weeks left which seems a little bit early, and only three weeks left before i take maternity leave, and I need to ensure my a level classes are sorted and upti date with everything before I leave them. I'm feeling much better as the week
progresses so will see how I feel next week.
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Friday the 13th? Wasn't it just!!!!
Work has been a little manic this week as we have deadlines for the new schemes of work, we have all been given the day off to sort out a year group. This proved to be far more stressful than it should have been as Huw'S laptop changes all documents into gobbledygook! After an hour and a half of trying to convert them, a tearful phone call to Huw and an invite to use chris and ian's computer I sorted it! There was so much work that I don't think I had much of a break, but managed to get most of it done.
I also had the stress of going to Mia's school to sort out a bullying issue, where a boy had threatened to stab Herr to 'see what the knife felt like' where did it!! Extremely disturbing thoughts for a 7 year old. School has assured me that the are dealing with it and that he is not allowed out to play for the time being.
I decided that evening not to go for a swim as I was a little tired. I'm still managing about a mile and half a week but just wasn't feeling it on thurs night, so we watched some tv and ate chocolate - much more enjoyable.
Friday morning I didn't want to go into work, not sure why, but told myself I was being silly and had to go as I had an observation. More stress! When I arrived at work, the phone and my mobile was ringing - almost everyone in the department was off, so I sent the first 20 mins running around sorting their lessons out. no surprise really when I started getting a stitch like pain on the right side of my tummy. Still had to get the laptops to one class, explain what they needed to do before getting back to my class. The pain didn't subside for about 20mins. I sat down thinking it would ease. After realising I'd starting spotting and phoned Huw. Not sure what he would have been able to do, but text the midwife who told me to rest and ring if anything got worse. Huw by this time had phoned his parents who said I was not to drive and were on their way to collect me and my car. Felt awful causing a fuss but didn't argue too much as I was still getting little pains.
Chris and ian got me home safely and checked my mum was round the corner before leaving me to rest, and was told no work, feet up for a week. I'm an awful patient especially when it comes to bed rest as I'm not very good at doing nothing. Already wasn't to go swimming and to yoga - but I won't I promise!
To top the day off I noticed that there were messages on the machine. Hadn't listened to them as it's always dad. But thought I would as I had nothing else to do. Fur messages were dad, one was hospital oops! I called back but it was 5:10 and apparently everyone had gone home for the weekend, so now we have to wait all weekend to find out what that was a out. The only thing I can think of is a change in my bloods. I guess we will find out Monday.
I also had the stress of going to Mia's school to sort out a bullying issue, where a boy had threatened to stab Herr to 'see what the knife felt like' where did it!! Extremely disturbing thoughts for a 7 year old. School has assured me that the are dealing with it and that he is not allowed out to play for the time being.
I decided that evening not to go for a swim as I was a little tired. I'm still managing about a mile and half a week but just wasn't feeling it on thurs night, so we watched some tv and ate chocolate - much more enjoyable.
Friday morning I didn't want to go into work, not sure why, but told myself I was being silly and had to go as I had an observation. More stress! When I arrived at work, the phone and my mobile was ringing - almost everyone in the department was off, so I sent the first 20 mins running around sorting their lessons out. no surprise really when I started getting a stitch like pain on the right side of my tummy. Still had to get the laptops to one class, explain what they needed to do before getting back to my class. The pain didn't subside for about 20mins. I sat down thinking it would ease. After realising I'd starting spotting and phoned Huw. Not sure what he would have been able to do, but text the midwife who told me to rest and ring if anything got worse. Huw by this time had phoned his parents who said I was not to drive and were on their way to collect me and my car. Felt awful causing a fuss but didn't argue too much as I was still getting little pains.
Chris and ian got me home safely and checked my mum was round the corner before leaving me to rest, and was told no work, feet up for a week. I'm an awful patient especially when it comes to bed rest as I'm not very good at doing nothing. Already wasn't to go swimming and to yoga - but I won't I promise!
To top the day off I noticed that there were messages on the machine. Hadn't listened to them as it's always dad. But thought I would as I had nothing else to do. Fur messages were dad, one was hospital oops! I called back but it was 5:10 and apparently everyone had gone home for the weekend, so now we have to wait all weekend to find out what that was a out. The only thing I can think of is a change in my bloods. I guess we will find out Monday.
Huw's a big brave boy!
This was almost two weeks ago and can't believe I forgot to post about it! Will, blame it on baby brain! I had my fortnightly blood appointment at the hospital, and this time Huw had to come and have his bloods taken, which was quite amusing for me as Huw can be a bit of a baby when it comes to seeing his own blood.
He wasn't too impressed at the fact that they wanted two vials, but they were very good with him and took him to a room where he could lie down. His face was a picture when the midwife told him he didn't have very good veins! He did resemble a rabbit in the proverbial headlights. As soon as she'D finished he lept off the bed and ran out, leaving me alone for mine. Luckily ive had so much taken now that it doesn't really bother me. We had the blood results which are good as the Tigre level for neither anti c or e have risen, so we were allowed home with no further fuss. I gave Huw some chocolate for being a good boy in hospital!
He wasn't too impressed at the fact that they wanted two vials, but they were very good with him and took him to a room where he could lie down. His face was a picture when the midwife told him he didn't have very good veins! He did resemble a rabbit in the proverbial headlights. As soon as she'D finished he lept off the bed and ran out, leaving me alone for mine. Luckily ive had so much taken now that it doesn't really bother me. We had the blood results which are good as the Tigre level for neither anti c or e have risen, so we were allowed home with no further fuss. I gave Huw some chocolate for being a good boy in hospital!
Sunday, 8 January 2012
the weekend
having the first dry day since Christmas day on Saturday, we decided to take Mia to Roath Park to test drive her new roller skates. I've decided it will be easier to teach Mia to skate by having a pair myself, an idea that Huw has vetoed until the baby is born - spoilsport!! Chris and Ian decided to come too, so we met at the park. Mia was surprisingly good on these skates to be fair and managed not to fall over once. She did resemble Bambi on ice at first, but soon got to grips with it and was off on her own in no time. She didn't do quite so well up hill but it's a learning curve and she'll do better when i get mine!! Ian and i have decided that Huw can have a bike that attaches a seat for the baby so that he can come around the parks with us while we skate. I took our new camera to get some practice in but Mia moved too fast for me to keep up.
Deciding that we were all hungry, we called into the Hungry Horse and had a lovely meal together before taking our tired daughter number one home to watch a film before bed.
Mia also became a brownie this week, she seems to be growing up so fast. She's very thrilled that she is no longer a rainbow but is not so excited about the Brownie uniform!!!
Sunday, Mia went swimming with her dad and the four of us went over to the Vale. Huw and Ian went off to play a game of golf and Chris and i went for a sauna and swim. Unfortunately the pool was rather packed with the newbies ( it is January after all ), and a swimming class at the bottom. So we decided we'd go in the fast lane as there were only two men in there. it turns out that they were alternating members of Cardiff City football team in the fast lane, with Chris and i getting in the way with our breast strokes. They were very nice about sharing the lane with us. The jacuzzi was far too hot today and i couldnt stick it for very long.
afterwards, Huw and I toddled off for sunday lunch whilst Ian and Chris went home for a rest.
anyway, here are some shots for our maiden voyage witht he new camera.
Deciding that we were all hungry, we called into the Hungry Horse and had a lovely meal together before taking our tired daughter number one home to watch a film before bed.
Mia also became a brownie this week, she seems to be growing up so fast. She's very thrilled that she is no longer a rainbow but is not so excited about the Brownie uniform!!!
Sunday, Mia went swimming with her dad and the four of us went over to the Vale. Huw and Ian went off to play a game of golf and Chris and i went for a sauna and swim. Unfortunately the pool was rather packed with the newbies ( it is January after all ), and a swimming class at the bottom. So we decided we'd go in the fast lane as there were only two men in there. it turns out that they were alternating members of Cardiff City football team in the fast lane, with Chris and i getting in the way with our breast strokes. They were very nice about sharing the lane with us. The jacuzzi was far too hot today and i couldnt stick it for very long.
afterwards, Huw and I toddled off for sunday lunch whilst Ian and Chris went home for a rest.
anyway, here are some shots for our maiden voyage witht he new camera.
The nursery
Last day of the Christmas holidays Monday, so we decided to use the time wisely and decorate the nursery. i thin we did quite well considering Huw is not one for decorating. we managed to assemble the cot and paint the walls and ceilings, without wrecking the rest of the room. Mia helped too but got a little bored half way through and went to visit my mum instead.
we've opted for a creamy yellow as its nice, bright warm colour and matches the furniture quite nicely. Huw is getting to grips with the costs of baby things, although he was very miffed that a tin of paint cost him £23!!! he's in for a bigger shock in Mothercare soon!!!
anyway, here's a picture of baby Boo's awaiting nursery :)
we've opted for a creamy yellow as its nice, bright warm colour and matches the furniture quite nicely. Huw is getting to grips with the costs of baby things, although he was very miffed that a tin of paint cost him £23!!! he's in for a bigger shock in Mothercare soon!!!
Monday, 2 January 2012
happy New Year
Well the new year if finally here and feels much closer to boo's arrival. Only 10 weeks to go (hopefully)!! The break is over all too soon, have had a lovely Xmas with the family and the rest has been fabulous. Nit looking forward to the end of the holiday and the next half term of work, but only have 6 weeks left in work before my maternity leave starts!!!! Yay!
I seem to have grown at a rapid pace over Xmas and am feeling rather huge. Which is probably nothing compared to how I will feel in a month or so time. According to the websites, boo is now approx 39cm long and weighs 3lb. I can feel every centimetre too when shie starts wriggling around, and weirdly, even thou she is more active than Mia ever was, she is veery similar in the positions that she likes to lie. Always on the right side of my belly and up as high as she can go. anyway, here's to the new year and a few months off with boo!
I seem to have grown at a rapid pace over Xmas and am feeling rather huge. Which is probably nothing compared to how I will feel in a month or so time. According to the websites, boo is now approx 39cm long and weighs 3lb. I can feel every centimetre too when shie starts wriggling around, and weirdly, even thou she is more active than Mia ever was, she is veery similar in the positions that she likes to lie. Always on the right side of my belly and up as high as she can go. anyway, here's to the new year and a few months off with boo!
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